Non-refillable bottle.



I my No. 858,261. PATENTED JUNE 25 1907.

B. A. CHEW.

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BENJAMIN A. CHEW, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGN OR OF ON E-FOURTH TO JAMES T. HEARD, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, ONE-EIGHTH TO GEORGE WATKINS, ONE SIXTEENTH TO CHARLES B. HERVEY, AND ONE- TI-IIRTY-SEOOND TO E. M. JOHNSON, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN A. CHEW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in N on-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles of the type embodying a valve for closing IO the bottle neck and a shield for preventing tampering with the valve, and has for its objects to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive device of this character whereby fraudulent substitution of an inferior grade I 5 of goods for that originally contained in the bottle is obviated, and one wherein the original contents of the bottle may be readily decanted.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section taken centrally and longitudinally through the upper portion of a bottle equipped with a valve mechanism embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a 3 bottle having a neck 2, in which is fitted a tubular valve receiving member or sleeve 3 shaped to conform to the neck and extending the entire length thereof and provided at its inner end with a reduced discharge opening 4 3 5 normally closed by a spherical ball valve 5 disposed to rest on a seat 6 formed at the lower end of the member around the opening 4, there being formed in the sleeve 3 above the valve a plurality of inwardly and radially 4o projecting, horizontal guard members or blades 7 formed in vertically spaced relation on the wall of the sleeve and disposed relatively in staggered order, alternately at right angles to one another. Formed marginally around the member 3 at a point adjacent its lower end is a groove 8 adapted to receive a filling 9 of cement for fixing the member in the bottle neck, while fitted in the upper end of the member and for closing the bottle is a stopper 10 of usual form. The inwardly and radially projecting guard members or blades have approximately parallel edges and inclined top and bottom sides.

In practice, the bottle having been filled and sealed, the liquor may, by removing the cork 10, be decanted in-the usual manner, under which operation the valve 5 will move automatically for opening the discharge passage 4. When, however, the bottle is in normal position with the ball resting on the seat 6 the introduction of other liquid into the bottle will be prevented. It is to be particularly observed that owing to the provision of the radiating blades 7 and their peculiar arrangement the introduction of an instrument into the neck for tampering with the valve will be precluded.

It is to be noted that the inner walls of the lower portion of the sleeve are tapered downwardly and inwardly from a point in the plane of the lowermost guard member 7 to the opening 4 for guiding the valve 5 to seated. position within the latter. It will also be observed that by constructing the tubular valve receiving member of corresponding length to the bottle neck and forming the radially projecting members with approximately parallel edges and inclined top and bottom sides, I reduce to a minimum obstructions in the bottle neck thereby allowing a free flow of liquid and obviating numerous corners in which sediments and droppings can lodge.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view, it being understood that in attaining these ends minor changes in the details herein set forth may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a bottle neck, of a tubular member of a corresponding length fitted in said neck forming an inner wall its entire length, and provided with an opening at its lower end, a valve seat around the opening, a series of blades or projections intermediate of its ends, a valve adapted to rest upon said valve seat, and means for securing the tubular member to the bottl neck.

2. The combination with abottle neck taclined sides, a valve adapted to rest upon to pered internally of a tubular member corresaid valve seat, and means for securing the spondingly tapered and of the same length as tubular member to the bottle neck.

the neck and provided with an opening at its In testimony whereof, I affiX my signature lower end, a valve seat around the opening, a in presence of two Witnesses.

series of vertically spaced inwardly project- BENJAMIN A. CHEW. ing radial blades disposed in staggered order Witnesses:

alternately at right angles to one another and W. O. TANNER,

having approximately parallel edges and in- B. W. BARROW. 

